Mergers and acquisitions in Latin America
13 Mar - 15 Mar 2024
Session information
Breakout session 8 – Letters of intent, memorandum of understanding and other preliminary agreements: dos and don’ts
Friday 15 March (0930 - 1100)
Description
A discussion in relation to instruments that customarily initiate M&A processes, including an analysis of best practices and pitfalls. Discussion subjects will include: the effects of binding and nonbinding documents; competition considerations (triggering events for merger control); surviving clauses (non-disclosure, confidentiality and disputes); choice of law; diligence and clean team considerations; information exchange; and the importance of process letters.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Camila Goldberg | BMA Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Secretary, Corporate Membership Subcommittee |
| Jaime Herrera | Posse Herrera Ruiz, Bogota, Colombia |
Speakers
| Steven Cohen | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York, USA; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board |
| Todd Crider | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York, New York, USA |
| Renata Malavazzi | Paine Schwartz Partners, New York, New York, USA |
| Constantino Perez-Salgado | Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid, Spain |
| Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain | Hengeler Mueller, Munich, Germany; Member, Corporate and M&A Law Committee Advisory Board |